10/28/15

discectomy

The discectomy - A procedure in which part or all of a damaged intervertebral disc (see disc, intervertebral) is surgically removed.

Discectomy relieves the symptoms of disc prolapse (in which an intervertebral disc ruptures and part of its pulpy core protrudes) by relieving the pressure that the protruding tissue places on nerves or nerve roots.

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